Commander of the Rocket Forces of Strategic Appointment (RVSN) Sergey Karakayev announced the development of a new missile complex in Russia in an interview with the Red Star newspaper.
As Karakayev told, at the moment a new rocket complex of mobile primer basing is being developed. He clarified that at present the rocket complexes of stationary mine basing “Avangard”, “Voevoda”, “Stiletto”, “Topol-M” and “Yar”, as well as the Movable Ground Rocket Complex “Topol”, “Topol M “and” Yar “.
In the same conversation, the Commander of the RVSN reported that the first regiment of the newest Russian intercontinental ballistic missiles “Sarmat” will stand on combat duty at the end of 2022. At the moment, work is underway to prepare for flight tests “Sarmat”.
Before that, the source of TASS in the defense and industrial complex reported on the timing of the adoption of the prospective rocket “Cedar”. New ICBM can replace mobile and stationary “Yarsa” in 2030.